Elev ERIKSEN

Other Events:

• Name: Eilef Eriksen
• Immigration: 1861
• Census: 7 Jul 1870, Snoqualmie, King, Washington, USA; pg 30, f/d 238/313
• Census: 1880, , Woodbury, Iowa, USA; ED 239, pg 8 (332D)
• Census: 1885, , Woodbury, Iowa, USA; pg 14 (526)
• Census: 1895, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; pg 946, fam #35
• Census: 14 Jun 1900, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; ED 175, pg 114

Notes:

I have no idea where all these children were for the 1870 Census. It's possible that we have mixed two families or that Elev had more than one wife. Almost every record that gives a surname for Mari, gives a different one. I can only be sure of the 1880 census that includes Erik. It wouldn't make sense for them to have one child, jump to 6 children and then back to one. The 1880 adds in Bottle Iversen in the next household. Is this Mari's father? If so, it ties the two families together.
If there are two families, Elev, Mary Botolvsdatter/Iverson and Anna are the first family with Elev, Mari Berg/Berkan and the rest of the children as the second family. Unfortunately, this is what happens when you don't record sources and/or accept help from other researchers who don't supply sources.

I believe the proper way to display the places in Norway would be similar to Sterb, Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. Aurland is a kommune, a municipality, similar to a township. Sogn og Fjordane is a fylke and is similar to a county. Sterb would be a village or maybe a farm. The places marked with an asterisk * do not exist in my database of places spelled as they are in my locations. Some of them may be in a different kommune or fylke.

The historical Norwegian naming pattern is pretty straight-forward. The child has a given name and surname that is made up of his/her father's name with the suffix sen (for boys) or datter/dtr (for girls). Therefore, our Elev (or Eilef) is the son of Erik (the son of Eilef) and our Mari is the daughter of Botolv (the son of Ivar). When these families came to America, they had to settle on one surname for the entire family. In some cases, siblings used different surnames. Too, their names were "Americanized" sen became son - Erickson - and datters became the sons of their grandfathers - Mari Iverson. [For my Norwegian friends: I know very little of your customs so I have made this as simple as possible for the folks who know nothing.]

Immigration:
From Norway

Census:
Squak and Snoqualmie
E Erickson M 40 Norway
Mary Erickson F 33 Norway
Anne Erickson F 20 Norway
Elev is a corn laborer.

Census:
Lakeport Township
Eleve Erickson Self M 51 Norway
Mary Erickson Wife F 49 Norway
Erick Erickson Son M 22 Norway
Unnie Erickson Dau F 16 Norway
Bottle Erickson Son M 15 Norway
Isabell Erickson Dau F 12 Minnesota
Marria Erickson Dau F 7 Minnesota
Ella Erickson Dau F 6 Iowa

The next household is
Bottle Irveson Other M 86 Norway
Is this Mari's father?

Census:
West Fork Township
Elev Erickson M 56 Norway
Mary Erickson F 54 Norway
Anna Erickson F 33 Norway

Census:
Ward 8
Elev Erickson M 66 Norway laborer Lutheran
Mary Erickson F 64 Norway Lutheran
Jennie Erickson F 32 Minnesota Lutheran

Census:
5th Ward, 2910 Seech Street
Dorum, Aaron head W M Apr 1855 45 M 13 Nor Nor Nor 1871 RR laborer Owns
Nellie wife W F May 1861 40 M 13 Nor Nor Nor 1861 2/1
Ivor M son W M May 1894 6 S IA Nor Nor
Erickson, Elev FiL W M Aug 1828 71 M 49 Nor Nor Nor 1861
Mary MiL W F Mar 1831 69 M 49 Nor Nor Nor 1861 1/1

Elev married Mari BOTOLVSDATTER on 5 Jun 1851 in *Sterb, Aurland, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway. Mari (daughter of Botolv IVARSEN and Ragnhild OLSDATTER) was born on 8 Mar 1831 in *Sterb, Aurland, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway; was christened on 3 Apr 1831 in , Aurland kommune, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway; died on 2 May 1902 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; was buried on 3 May 1902 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Anna ERIKSEN was born on 18 Mar 1852 in *Soga, Aurland, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway; was christened on 21 Jun 1852 in , Aurland kommune, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway; died on 13 Jan 1938 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA.
2. Kari ERIKSEN was born in 1854 in *Sterb, Aurland, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway; died on 8 Sep 1888 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA.
3. Erik ERICKSON was born on 8 Nov 1857 in *Sterb, Aurland, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway; died on 17 Apr 1896 in Moville, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; was buried on 19 Apr 1896 in Climbing Hill, Woodbury, Iowa, USA.
4. Nellie E ERIKSEN was born on 6 May 1860 in *Sterb, Aurland, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway; died on 27 Nov 1939 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA; was buried on 28 Nov 1939 in Whitewood, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA.
5. Unni ERIKSEN was born in 1864 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA; died on 17 Aug 1897 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA.
6. Botolf ERIKSEN was born in 1865 in , , Minnesota, USA; died on 23 Jul 1887 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; was buried on 24 Jul 1887 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA.
7. Isabella ERIKSEN was born on 13 Apr 1868 in , , Minnesota, USA; died on 21 Nov 1927 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; was buried on 23 Nov 1927 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA.
8. Ellen Marie ERIKSEN was born on 29 Sep 1872 in Sloan, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; died on 13 May 1952 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 17 May 1952 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA.
9. Ella ERIKSEN was born in 1874 in , , Iowa, USA; died in Deceased.

Erik married Kari KNUTSDATTER on 8 Sep 1827 in *Sterbo, Aurland, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway. Kari (daughter of Knut JONSEN and Mette MIKKELSDATTER) was born in 1796 in *Teigen, Aurland, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway; died in 1867 in *Teigen, Aurland, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eilev married Unni LARSDATTER in 1779 in , , , Norway. Unni was born in 1752 in *Veum, Aurland, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway; died in 1823 in *Veum, Aurland, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Knut married Mette MIKKELSDATTER in 1793 in , , , Norway. Mette (daughter of Mikkel PEDERSEN and Kari KJERTSDATTER) was born in 1755 in *Tokvam, Aurland, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway; died in 1835 in *Tokvam, Aurland, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ole married Brynhild ERIKSDATTER in 1745 in , , , Norway. Brynhild was born about 1724 in , , , Norway; died in Deceased in , , , Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jon married Ragnhild KNUTSDATTER in 1751 in , , , Norway. Ragnhild was born in 1717 in *Otternes, Aurland, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway; died in 1767 in *Otternes, Aurland, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mikkel married Kari KJERTSDATTER in 1746 in *Tokvam, Aurland, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway. Kari (daughter of Gjert KONRADSEN and Katrina ANDERSDATTER) was born in 1710 in *Tokvam, Aurland, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway; died in 1794 in *Tokvam, Aurland, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]